A 14-year-old has been arrested after three people were killed in a shooting at a shopping centre in Thailand.
Hundreds of people were seen fleeing the Siam Paragon Mall – a luxury shopping centre in Bangkok.
Emergency services said three people had been killed and three wounded, while Thai police said the suspect is just 14 years old.
A photo shows police handcuffing them on the floor.
The central investigation bureau earlier shared a grainy image on Facebook of the attacker wearing a cap and khaki cargo trousers.
People were seeing running from the shopping centre
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted on X: “I am aware of the shooting event at Siam Paragon and have
ordered the police to investigate. I am most worried about public safety,”
Gun violence is common in Thailand. Last year, an ex-police officer killed 22 children in a nursery shooting.
In 2020, a soldier killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 in a rampage in and around the city of Nakhon
Ratchasima.
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